You wont see them
Image Annette Marie Hyder You wont see them as you are driving by. You wont see them if you stop, by the side of the road, and look for them out your window. You have to get out of your car (parking it safely of course). You have to walk into the woods that linger still, even in residential areas. And when you have walked into the woods a bit and away from the civilized tarmac, you will see them.They will be floating gently on the surface of a gray mirror pool. They will be living their lives quietly, cleaning their feathers, or di

First to fire: the woman who took down the Ft. Hood Shooter
Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the cop who took down Maj. Nidal HasanSgt. Kimberly Munley is described, by neighbor Brooke Beato, as "very petite, with long blond hair and a strong personality," SourceThat strong personality propelled her to be first to the bloody scene where U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan was berserking. She arrived within a few minutes after he went into attack mode and is credited by base officials with stopping him and preventing additional carnage.The

Men in tights
Excerpt from Renaissance Moon Previously published in Poems NiederngasseAnnette Marie HyderThe menall wore feathers in their capsor tucked behind one earto trail, in their long hairthat twisted and curledlike revelers' footsteps.Their doubletswinked with gemsflirted with pearls --like a coquette's dimpledsmile -- beckoned to be touchedon their velvet softness.Such male peacockian panoplydazzled my eyeheld my breathas firmly as those tightson toned and well turned legshugged along each length.MantyhoseI will admit to having a great fondnes

Giant dominoes stand as tribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall
Towering (7.5 ft. high) dominoes, painted by German students, line the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.The formal commemorations of the wall's opening on Nov. 9 1989, will be held this coming Monday and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev (among others) are expected to be there.The dominoes, approximately 1,000 of them stretching for a mile, will be toppled Monday as part of the celebration of the wall's fall.The

Chris Brown wants Rihanna to hush
Chris Brown wants Rihanna to hush, says beating her is a private matter and just between the two of them'I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us," he said in a statement to MTV. "I do appreciate her support and wish her the best."  SourceHe goes on to "apologize" and "take responsibility for his actions." By pairing "apologizing" and "taking responsibility" with an arrogant statement that the victim of his abuse should (yes, he uses the word should) keep the details of his brutally beating her private, he demonstrates a far greater conc